Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-30
CUT and Dried.
Round Trip Excursion Tickets Prom
ised to Texas at Half Fare
Good for Sixty Days.
Permanent Organization Effectsd-An
Executive Committee OF Seven Ap-
pointed with Fall Power.
Austin Sels cted as Headq uarsers and j. Il.
Elliott IL Chosen SecresarY-The
Pan OF Action.

Austin sels cted as quarters and j. r.
Elliott Is Chosen SecresarY-The
PAN OF Action.
THE COMMITTEE MEETS.
Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Dec. 29.-At 1880 this
morning D. C. Glddings, temporary chair
man, called the immigration committee
of thirty-one to order, stating that the
first thing in order was to proceed to
permanent organization.
Mr.. Brady of Houston moved that per-
manent organization be postponed until
the arrival Of the Santa Fe train on which
were several delegates.
The roll WAS called by Secretary Barry
and the following named persons an
swered: James B. Cook, Liberty; W. A.
Moss, Henderson; James 81 Carter,
Marshall; J. h. Henderson, Texarkana;
R. M. Henderson, Sulphur Springs: s..
Zuckerman, Mineola; G. o. Dickerson.
Rusk; John T. Brady, Houston; 81. NJ.
Truhart, Galveston; D. C.. Giddings,
Brenhsm; A. J. Rosenthal, L. Grange;
N. B. Stoddard, Bryan; J. s..
Dsugherty, Dallas; Fl. M. Spald-
ing, Denton; A. R. Collins, Deni-
son; W. B. Plemmons, Amorills;
j. P. Smith, Fort Worth; J. r. Thomp-
son, Hillsboro; j. 81. Finks, Waco; Jo-
seph Male, Austin; J. M. Brownson, Vic
toria; F. B. Chiffon, Pecos City; Henry
Sales, Palestine; A. R. Barry, Meridian;
w. J. Swain, GAINESVILLE.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The motion to adjourn until the arrival
of the train carried.
Upon reassembling General Stoddard
moved to 60 into an election
for permanent chairman of the
Ecommittee, dropping the lowest
tHntil the chairman WAS elected. Stod-
dard and Brady were appointed tellers.
The first ballot resulted as follows
D. G.. GiddIngs, 10; J S. Daugherty, To-;
John Elliott, 2; B. T. Barry, 9; J. P.
Smith, l.; General Stoddard, l. There
3nefpg no selection, Mr.. Giddings begged
TO withdraw his name. lie said that he
would not have the time to devote to
SO IMPORTANT A TRUST.
The second ballot resulted as follows
J. S. Dsugherty, Is; B T. Barry, 8; J. P.
Smith, 8; D. G. Giddings, 2. Mr.. Smith
after the result Ct t. e election was an
! nounced, very gracefully moved that the
i election Of Mr.. Daugherty be made
unan nous, which was done, Mr.. Smith
C nductipg Mr.. Daugherty to the chair.
The newly elected chairman thanked the
convention briefly for the honor con-
ferred, realizing that all came here for
transaction of Important important, and
asked the pleasure CT the convention.
Mr.. Smith said that Captain Paddock
was present as delegate from the rail-
road officials, who wished to speak to the
convention. Permission was granted.
MIR. Paddock said he was authorized by
the railway officials to ask the committee
at Whist time 1t would be the pleasure Of
the committee to meet the railway men.
1880 was suggested and agreed upon.
Mr.. Giddings moved that committee
of three be appointed to notify
THE RAILROAD OFFICIALS
Of the committees action. The chair
appointed Colonel Giddings, John Peter
Smith and II M. Truhart.
The secretary announced that he had
received telegram sent to Mayor Con-
nor from j. S. Wright Of Paris, an Of
ficial Of the Frisco road, which ne
read. The telegram suggested that
John O'Dsy, one of the vice.
presidents Of the Frisco was now in
Paris, and suggested that he (O'Day) be
invited to Dallas to meet the committee.
Mr. O'Day was invited and will be here
in the morning. After some discussion
it was agreed that the entire committee
meet in consultation with the railroad
men, instead Of selecting committee of
FIVE as & -s proposed. Mr.. Giddings had
read telegram from T. G. Foster Of the
Eighth district, authorizing Mr.. Giddings
10 act for him as delegate.
The motion by Mr.. Thompson to elect
q permanent secretary was opposed by
Truhart, Sales and Mr.. Smith, on the
ground that it was q very important
position and we must not be in too much
haste In selection. Such action WAS de-
ferred.
Mr.. J.P. Smith said that this WAS q
grand work they were engaged In and
that it was Important that we start right
from the outset and he moved that the
chair appoint committee OF five
ON ARTICLES AND RULKs
to govern the future actions of the COM
mittee. The chair appointed as said
committee j. P. Smith, Colonel Giddings,
General Stoddard, Mr.. Sales and MIR.
Zuckerman.
Mr.. Barry suggested that the chair be
added to the committee, which was done.
General Stoddard asked II it would not
be good time now to take the sense OF
the committee as to the selection OF head
quarters for the convention, but the sug-
gestion was not acted upon.
Mr.. Thompson moved that committee
on address be appointed.
Messrs. Chiffon and Sales objected,
because they claimed that until the arti-
cles and rules were reported and perna-
nently organized nothing could be done.
It VAS so agreed by the committee.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee then took recess until
1850. At that hour order was called and
Mr.. Giddings, chairman of the committee
to wait upon the railway officials, an
noupced that their committee was ready
to report, which it did by introducing Mr..